Slicing device



' w. MEIER Oct. 1, 1929.-

SLICINQ DEVICE Original Filed 001;. 1927 INVENTOR l azlgzn Weaker Patented Get. 1, 1929 UNETLSD srariss WILLIAM MEIER, OF NEVJARK, NEV-f JERSEY SLICING DEVICE Application filed October 6, 1927, Serial No. 224 ,3 17. Renewed February 18, 1929.

This invention relates to slicing devices The e -shaped members 5 and 6 are joined for use in slicing bread, cake, meats and by a strap or central body 7, the front end other food products; and the object of the of which is extended and bent at right angles invention is to provide a device of the class as seen at S, and passes through a notched 5 described in the form of a yoke-shaped body portion 9 in the member 5 to bring the outer 55 adapted to span and partially encircle the face of the part 8 in common alinement with product to be sliced to retain said product in illG Gf ;e face of the member 5 as clearly seen firm position in the operation of slicing and in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The part 8 extends to provide a guide for a knife used in the above the yoke-shaped body sufliciently, to

10 operation of slicing; a further object being prov de room for the fingers of a hand en- 60 to provide the tool with a handle member ar c rcling a tubular handle member 10 on a ranged above the yoke-shaped body and rear pin or rod 11, the front end of which is sewardly of the knife guiding means thereof, cured to the part 8, and the rear end of to prevent the cutting of the fingers in the which is secured to a part 12, which constioperation of slicing a product; a still furtutes an exten on of the rear end of the 65 thcr object bein to provide a resilient or membe wh is arranged in substantialyieldable gage member arranged forwardly ly pan. relation to the part 8, said parts of the knife guiding portion of the tool to 8 and 12 forming handle supporting means, gage the thickness of the slices of the food as will be apparent.

product to be out; and with these and other The upper end of the part 8 extends in an 7 objects in view, the invention consists in a outwardly projecting part 18, and a downdevice of the class and for the purpose speciwardly directed part 145 arranged in substanfied, which is simple in construction, efficient tially parallel relation to the part 8 and formin use, and which is constructed as hereining a gage member for gaging the tliic niess after described and claimed. of a slice to be cut in a predetermined food 75 The invention is fully disclosed in the product. In the use of my improved device,

following specification, of which the accomthe gage member 1- extends dowm ardly bepanying drawing forms a part, in which low the member 7 and the crosshead of the the separate parts of my improvement are member 5, and is arranged centrally of said so designated by suitable reference characters crosshead or intermediate the arms 5 so in each of the views, and in which clearly seen in l and 3 of the dra Fig. 1 is a perspective view, diagrammat- The lower end of the gage member 14 is flared ically illustrating the use of my invention at opposite sides to form a T crosshcad 15 in cutting or slicing bread. which increases the bearing and cutting sur- Fig. 2 is a side and sectional view of the face of said member, and also operates to construction shown in Fig. 1; and, maintain the inner surface of the crosshcad Fig. 3 is a front view of the device. in spaced, parallel relation to the outer edge In practice, I provide a yoke-shaped of the member 5, which guides the knife 16 frame. consisting in the construction shown, used in cutting the loaf of bread 1?, or other to of a front U-shaped member 5, and a rear product, as will be apparent. 90 U-shaped member 6, the side members 6 In the construction shown, the device is of the latter being shorter than the side mem constructedprimarily for use in the slicii of hers 5 of the former. Said side members bread and the U-shapedmembers 5 and 6 are are preferably composed of spring material of such dimensions to span the upper and to compensate for slight variations in the side portions of a loaf of bread in the manner particular food product in connection with illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the e which the device is used. It will be underbeing held in one hand and pressed fri stood that the yoke-shaped body may be upon the top of the loaf with the found to suit food products of different cross ber 1 on one end thereof, aft "inch sectional form and size, n. le of knife 16 is pla the loop 18 formed bet-ween the parts 8, 13 and 14 and is then passed downwardly through the bread with the blade arranged adjacent the outer surfaces or edges of the parts 8, 5, and the thicknesses of the slices of bread 17, cut from the loaf 17, will be governed by the spaced relation of the gage member 14 with reference to the members 5 and 8.

It will be noted that the lower ends of the arms 5 and 6 are slightly curved in an outward direction and said arms are of such length as to remain short of the full depth of a loaf of bread or other food product being sliced, in order that the food product may be supported under slight pressure to facilitate the slicing thereof. The handle 10 will afford a firm support and engagement of the device in connection with the food product, and will maintain the fingers of the hand rearwardly of the blade of the knife in the operation of slicing. It will also be understood that the device is moved backwardly along the loaf of bread or other food product in the repeated slicing operations, or may be raised and replaced on the food product if desired. It will also be understood that by making the arms 6 shorter than the arms 5, the movement as well as application of the device to the food product is facilitated. It will also be understood that the gage member 14 is flexible, and may be adjusted relatively to the body of the device to vary the thicknesses of the slices to be cut.

It will also be understood that my improved tool is very simple in its construction and can be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost, and is used entirely apart and aside from any table member or support, and in use is supported solely by the food product being sliced upon which the device is mounted.

It will also be understood that while I have shown one specific use for carrying my invention into effect, and have illustrated one method of constructing the device, that my invention is not necessarily limited to the specific structure herein shown and described, nor to the particular contour and arrangement of the parts, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein set out may be made within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its ad vantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a procluct to be sliced, and means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product.

2. A device of the class described comprising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a product to be sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product, and a handle member by means of which said body may be retained in connection with the product in the operation of slicing the same.

3. A device of the class described comprising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mount ed upon and partially encircle a product to be sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product, and a gage member arranged forwardly of and in spaced relation to the guiding means of .said body.

4. A device of the class described comprising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a product to e sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product, said body including spaced U-shaped members, and a part bridging said members and coupling the same together.

5. A device of the class described coinprising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a prod not to be sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of saic body in cutting a slice of said product said body including spaced U-shaped members and a part bridging said members and coupling the same together, and a handle member on said body.

6. A device of the class described cont prising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a procluct to be .sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product said body including spaced Ushaped members and a part bridging said members and coupling the same together, a handle member on said body, and a gage member arranged outwardly of one of said U-shaped members, and in spaced relation thereto.

7. A device of the class described com prising a yoke-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and partially encircle a product to be sliced, means for guiding the blade of a knife over the surface of one end of said body in cutting a slice of said product, said body including spaced U-shaped members and a part bridging said members and coupling the same together, a handle member on said body and a gage member arranged outwardly of one of said U-shaped members and in spaced relation thereto, said gage member having an enlarged end portion.

8. A toolof the class described comprising spaced U-shaped members, a handle member coupling the crosshead of said members, and a gage member arranged outwardly of and in spaced relation to one of said U-shaped members, said gage member including an upwardly extending loop portion arranged above the crosshead of the adjacent U-shaped member.

9. A tool of the class described comprising spaced U-shaped members, a handle member coupling the crosshead of said members, a gage member arranged outwardly of and in spaced relation to one of said U-shaped members, said gage member including an upwardly extending loop portion arranged above the crosshead of the adjacent U-shaped member, and the side arms of said U-shaped members having resilient properties to compensate for products of different sizes.

10. A. tool of the class described comprising two bands of metal fashioned into U- shaped cross sectional form, a strip of metal secured to the central crosshead portions of said members and coupling the same to gether in spaced relation, the ends of said strip extending upwardly from said crossheads, and a handle member mounted in connection with the ends of said strip.

11. A tool of the class described comprising two bands of metal fashioned into U- shaped cross sectional form, a strip of metal secured to the central crosshead portions of said members and coupling the same together in spaced relation, the ends of said strip extending upwardly from said crossheads, a handle member mounted in connection with the ends of said strip, and one end of said strip extending downwardly beyond the crosshead of one of said U-shaped members and in spaced relation thereto to form a gage member.

12. A tool of the class described comprising two bands of metal fashioned int-o U- shaped cross sectional form, a strip of metal secured to the central crosshead portions 01" said members and coupling the same together in spaced relation, the ends of said strip extending upwardly from said crossheads, a handle member mounted in connection with the ends of said strip, one end of said strip extending downwardly beyond the crosshead of one of said U-shaped members and in spaced relation thereto to form a gage member, and the lower end of said gage member being enlarged.

13. A slicing device of the class described comprising a saddle-shaped body adapted to be mounted upon the product to be sliced, a handle member for applying and removing said body with reference to the product to be sliced, one end of said body serving to guide a knife blade in its movement through the product, and a gage member arranged forwardly of said end of the body and regulating the thickness of the slice to be out.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 1st day of October, 1927.

WILLIAM MEIER. 

